Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by 20 runs IPL The 2021 resumption in the UAE as three-time champions moved to the top of the points table.
Ruturaj Gaikwad batted through the innings as Chennai Super Kings posted 7/3 at 156 for six. was provided by spark late dwayne bravo (23 off 8 balls) as CSK got off to a poor start. captain M S Dhoni Gaikwad and Bravo praised both of them for their “extraordinary” batting to take Chennai to a challenging score.
“I think at 30/4, you want to get something respectable on the board and Ruturaj and Bravo got us more than we expected. We had to bat exceptionally well to get to 140, but tremendous to get to 160 The wicket was a bit two-paced and slow to begin with,” Dhoni said.
“Most of them got out for slowness. If you come in later and you want to work harder and that’s why we have lost wickets. I would try to go into the eighth or ninth over and then take it from there. You Always think you could have been more difficult earlier, but it was risky with wickets falling.”
Dhoni also spoke Ambati RayuduThe injury, hints that the right-handed batsman may return ahead of Chennai’s next IPL 2021 match. “It depends on the situation. Rayudu was smiling, so he hasn’t broken his hand. He has just four days and that should help,” he said.
Veteran Dwayne Bravo, who delivered the all-rounder’s performance, described MI as the “toughest” team to play in the league and said it was like playing the final against the Mumbai-based outfit.
Bravo first completed Ruturaj Gaikwad’s blistering knock of 88* with a cameo of 23 runs. He followed it up with bowling figures of 3/25, setting him apart from other bowlers in the CSK camp.
“It’s a good feeling, obviously against MI it’s the toughest team in IPL and it’s like the final, always a good feeling to win. Tried to defend myself in the last leg of CPL and when I Came here, it was just a bowling session that was yesterday and I am happy to have got four overs till today.”
Bravo also praised Gaikwad’s blitzkrieg and hailed the opener as a “quality” player. “Ruturaj has been our star player last season and at the end of this season and he is a quality player. Played proper cricket shots and played till the end. He is hungry for runs and it is good to cross the line in this game,” he said. said. said.
Stand-in captain Kieron Pollard highlighted his side’s “soft dismissal” which led to their fall during the run-chase. “We should get a partnership. You can do a lot of things differently. Losing by 20 runs, I think that’s the difference. Gave a lot with the ball in the end.
“Their batsmen tried to keep the momentum going throughout, we didn’t. We could have learned from their mistake of losing too many wickets in the powerplay. We needed a guy to bat deep. We had There were a few soft outs. We can’t let that happen at this stage, but we still have six matches left.”
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